Who Is Troye Sivan? 10 Facts About The “Happy Little Pill” Hitmaker

Mike Wass | July 28, 2014 6:02 pm

Troye Sivan is the latest teenager to make the leap from social media celebrity to pop star. The Australian, who built a massive YouTube following with personal vlogs, landed in the iTunes top 10 over the weekend with major label debut single “Happy Little Pill”. He made an even bigger impact with its parent EP TRXYE, which momentarily topped the album chart.

The 19-year-old’s success comes hot on the heels of Vine star Shawn Mendes, who recently debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Life Of The Party”. While the ability to leverage his huge social following certainly played a role in his success, “Happy Little Pill” is a surprisingly mature (and dark) pop anthem. If you’re not familiar with the new kid on the block, find 10 facts about Troye after the jump.

1. Troye hails from Perth, Western Australia but was born in South Africa. 2. He’s a budding movie star. The teenager played a young Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. 3. A simple selfie can induce this kind of reaction from fans:

4. The YouTube superstar sang a duet with “Like A Drum” hitmaker Guy Sebastian way back in 2011. 5. Troye came out in a video blog last year:

6. The multi-talented teen stars a South Africa movie franchise in called Spud. 7. He recently hit the studio with Australian dance music producer Paul Mac:

8. Your new favorite pop star has herpes. But not the bad kind! 9. Troye signed to EMI Australia in 2013 but kept it secret for a year. 10. “Happy Little Pills” has a serious subject matter, detailing a friend’s battle with depression. Listen to it below

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